Community / Government Information & Helplines

Community Links
Township of Bloomfield
Borough of Glen Ridge
Township of Belleville

New Business Checklist from NJ Business Action Center
Local Hospitals
Clara Maass Medical Center / RWJ Barnabas Health
One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109
Main Number 973-450-2000

Behavioral Health - 800-300-0628
The Cancer Center - 973-450-2270
Cardiac Services - 973-450-2086
Clara Maass Foundation - 973-450-2134
Emergency Department - 973-450-2100
The Joint & Spine Institute - 973-450-2399
Medical Records - 973-450-2064
Patient Information - 973-450-2300
Radiology - 973-450-2030
Same Day Surgery - 973-450-2750
Center for Sleep Disorders - 973-450-2444
Wound Center - 973-844-4070
Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center - Main Number 973-322-7000
Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Centers - Main Number 973-322-4800
JerseyCare Home Health - Main Number 973-243-9666
Medical Center Health Care Services - Main Number 973-243-1001

Hackensack Meridian Health | Mountainside
One Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
973-429-6895; Emergency Room 973-429-6200

Local News and Information
North Jersey Media Group (Belleville Time, Bloomfield Life, Glen Ridge Voice, Nutley Sun
The Patch
Star Ledger
Worrall Media, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, The Glen Ridge Paper, Nutley Journal, Belleville Post

New Jersey Information Sites
New Jersey State Website
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey Business Action Center "New Business Checklist"
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey Technology Council
New Jersey Department of Education

Business Information Sites
How to Start a Small Business
American Stock Exchange (NYSE American)
Better Business Bureau
Bloomberg Business Week
Census Bureau
Central Intelligence Agency
Dow Jones
Dun & Bradstreet
Entrepreneur
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Forbes
Fortune
Library of Congress
Nasdaq Stock Market
New York Stock Exchange
New York Times
Small Business Administration
New Business Checklist

Government Contacts
Essex County Clerk's Office
Essex County Executive Office
Essex County Freeholders Office
Governor Office
NJ State Legislature
Senate Office
State Congress
The White House


Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Addiction Hotline of NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . 800-238-2333
Addiction Hotline for Families, SAMHSA’s.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .   800-662-4357
Addiction Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .  609-292-5760,844-276-2777
Alcohol Anonymous NJ (AA) 24 hr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973-824-0555, 800-252-6465
/Seabrook House . . .973-946-8200
Animal Cruelty (NJSPCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 800-582-5979
Animal Poison Control:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-548-2423
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  800-335-3863
Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired Hotline:   . . . .. . . . 877-685-8878
Deaf and Hard of Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 800-792-8339
Developmental Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-832-9173
Disability Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 888-285-3036
Disaster Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .  . . . 877-294-4357
Medical Assistance and Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 800-356-1561
Mental Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . 800-382-6717
Domestic Violence Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 800-572-7233, 800-799-7233
Baby and Family Violence Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .  973-399-3400
Essex Co SNAP (Formerly NJ Food Stamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 973-733-3000
Gambling Addiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    800-426-2537
Good Neighbors (Community Living for People with Disabilities) . . .  877-347-5463
Hate Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 888-234-7906
Hope Line (Suicide Prevention) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .  .855-654-6735
Low Income Home Energy Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .800-510-3102
Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . 888-937-2835
Mental Health Cares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   866-202-4357
National Poison Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-222-1222, 973-972-9280
National Runaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .  .  800-786-2929
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .. . .  800-273-8255
Oxford House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .  800-689-6411
Relay for Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech-Impaired Text Telephone User . .800-852-7899
Safe House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . 973-759-2154
See Something Say Something (report anonymously suspicious activity) State’s 24 Hr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-472-3365
Self Help Group Clearinghouse . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .  800-367-6274
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Hotline .  800-687-9512,
609-984-0692
Universal Service Fund (Help with utility bills for low-income families and individuals) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-240-1347
WorkAbility or DiscoverAbility (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) . . . . . . . 888-285-3036
Women’s Space Shelter Statewide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .  609-394-9000
WorkFirst NJ (Welfare for Families and Individuals) . . .  . . . . .   800-792-9773
Red Cross (American) Montclair, Glen Ridge, Nutley Chapter
WIC Program

Help is Available
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Rachel Coalition - 973-740-1233
New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
S.O.F.I.A. (Start out Fresh Intervention Advocates) - 973-932-0530
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

American Addiction Centers (AAC) – the largest collection of online resource for those suffering from substance use and mental health disorders. please visit website at https://americanaddictioncenters.org and https://sunrisehouse.com/